Hi all I am from Kiev, Ukraine. Who want to add as your friend. I'm keeping a diary in Russian. I know English, and German. I write about everything that interested. Most writing about football, biathlon and other sports. Just about Ukraine, and travel.
Hello All! My name is Melissa, and I'm a para-educator for a special ed department in a public high school. I'm part way through my master's degree and teaching certificate, and for one of my classes I'm doing some research on what people think about including multimedia and technology in instruction for students with IEPs, FSPs, and 504 plans. I'd really appreciate any and all participation in my project.
If you are the PARENT or GUARDIAN of a child with an IEP, FSP, or 504 plan, please fill out my short, anonymous survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9GMN…
If you are a STUDENT or a FORMER STUDENT with an IEP, FSP, or 504 plan, please fill out my short, anonymous survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9BTK…
Hello everybody, I am new to this community and new also in the sense that I was diagnosed with a subtype of adhd and mild dysthymia about 4 years ago. I don't know how it all started, I guess my parents started noticing symptoms of it after I finished highschool and before I knew it, there I was taking 100 or more mg of Strattera or Adderall per day. I am now 23 years old. Anyway, after about a year, I went off meds and stopped doing regular therapy and now I'm not really sure what I should be taking and who I should be seeing. I definitely exhibit symptoms of add, more now than I have ever recognized before and I'll explain some of them below. My Dad is a full-blown manic depressive with bipolar disorder and has been on and off medication since he was 25 or younger. I've noticed lately a change in my memory but I'm not sure if it has something to do with taking such high doses of medicines or the fact that I'm off them.. but I definitely feel different. I have been in and out of different jobs, I've upset many people, especially in my past job where I was working as a nanny.. I found another job and quit without even giving 2 weeks notice. It was probably the third time I've done that since I've been off medicine. While I was on my meds, I was holding out a steady job for 3 years or more. I can't remember exactly how I felt or if the medicine was helping me because I simply just wasn't paying attention and didn't care at the time. I think I was in denial that I had anything. I know I am depressed to a certain extent but I don't think it is severe and especially nothing like my father has, I hope. I believe that the therapy I had was helping and I had one of the best doctors, Dr. J Russell Ramsay, head of the dept of ADD at University of Penn, Philadelphia. I have constantly been losing things, even if I place my cell phone somewhere for five minutes, I can't remember where I put it sometimes. I'm extremely irritable, especially around my parents. My motivation is lacking even though the only thing I want to do is go back to college and get a degree. My Dad thinks that my ADD could be a result of my depression of the other way around, I think they go hand in hand together. Now, I think my worse symptom is impulsivity and it has really taken a toll on my life, I have a steady job now but am almost always taking money out of my bank account for things I don't need and have a hard time saving money even when I was making a lot. I have most of the symptoms and I just feel like this is taking over my life, I don't even know who I am anymore. So, I'd just like to know.. What can I do? What sorts of tests should I take to make sure that I'm not really depressed? How do I know how accurate my results are? I really don't want to be on medication again but if I have to, I will. What has been working for you guys? What would you suggest? I've been wanting to do more cognitive therapy...
Please whoever has the ability to get what looks like community ads that aren't in English gone. Please do so. It is really frustrating to see those on here. I know I often don't say anything around here, but I do read on occassion. So please, delete those.
My Italian teacher has been bugging me about my lack of concentration//not trying hard enough/spacing out/following my own train of thought and I finally told her that I have ADHD (which is not something I just go around telling because I'm not sure how to feel about it myself).
Her response was basically waving her hand and telling me something to the effect of, "Aw, c'mon, I think you're too old for that. You're not a kid anymore, so stop using it as an excuse." Et cetera. Basically she told me that I'm using my mental disorder, which I have apparently overgrown, as an excuse to not even try.
And that was... well, ouch.
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Basically I feel like a piece of shit now. On one hand I'm wondering, well, what if it's true? And on the other I feel so worthless because I fail at life so badly that people don't even notice that I try not to.
And she seemed like such an understanding person before that. It's just so... ugh. I mean, my country's pretty much lagging behind when it comes to psychology but... man.
This is what I wrote a long time ago, but it still shows how ADD feels to me when I am at my most frustrated, lowest point. Wanted to know if anyone else feels this way sometimes. Warning - not a happy poem.
So, can anyone else pick the other ADD people out of a crowd pretty easily? Like, wow, that person has glowsticks downtown and midday... gotcha (who do they think they're kidding?)
Ok I'm 23, I have ADD as well as ADHD. I was off meds for a while but have been back on for about a year and a half. I take vyvanse, 40 mgs. I started at 30. I just don't feel like they are working anymore. At first I felt a huge improvement and then I didn't, so I went up to 40. I know the whole tolerance thing, but my doctor said, take them daily. DO NOT TAKE A DAY OFF. Which I hate anyway, because I feel completely useless. I like vyvanse because I don't feel medicated. I just feel normal, which I love. I also love it because its an in-abusable drug. However, I feel like the vyvanse calms down my ADHD but doesn't do anything for my ADD. If that makes sence. I don't feel SUPER lazy and I can function, but I have a REALLY hard time getting things done still. I have an appointment this week. I don't know if I should switch drugs completely (which alone is scary) or if I could get something in addition to the vyvanse. Does anyone have this problem? Does anyone else take vyvanse? I need some advice please!
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